Comparison of Spencer Technique and Gongs Mobilization in Patients With Phase ii Adhesive Capsulitis

Adhesive capsulitis can be defined as insidious and progressive loss of both active and passive shoulder mobility in the glenohumeral joint presumably due to capsular contracture. It is associated with inflammation and stiffness of the capsule surrounding the glenohumeral joint, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain. The objective of this study is to compare the effects of spencer technique and gongs mobilization on pain, range of motion, disability, and scapular symmetry in patients with phase II adhesive capsulitis. This study will be a Randomized Clinical trial involving 48 patients both males and females aged 40 to 60 years clinically diagnosed cases of phase II adhesive capsulitis. Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups using consecutive sampling technique. Group A will be treated with conventional treatment and spencer technique whereas Group B will be treated with conventional treatment and gongs mobilization. Numeric Pain Rating Scale will be used to measure pain of patients. Shoulder Pain and Disability Index score will be used to ask some questions related to patient's symptoms and disability. Lateral scapular slide test will be used to measure scapular symmetry and universal goniometer will be used to measure range of motion of shoulder joint. Each session will be repeated for 40 minutes thrice a week. All participants of the study will fill the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index score on day 1 as pretreatment values and at the end of 4th week as post treatment values respectively. The collected data will be analyzed on SPSS - 25. Key words: Adhesive, scapula, mobilizations, glenohumeral joint, pain